FNUS75 KVEF 231916
FWSVEF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOGBACK PILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1116 AM PST MON JAN 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1120 PST ON JANUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON
AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS AND EAST OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.
SHOWERS AND CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES
EAST INTO ARIZONA. THE AREA WILL BE UNDER A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW
TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS BECOMING MORE
                    SCATTERED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..BREEZY. WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
  10K FT WIND.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 37 TO 43 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO WEST 32
                    TO 36 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........98-103 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........MARGINAL.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-30 PERCENT.
  20 FT-10 MIN AVG..NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
  10K FT WIND.......NORTHWEST 24 TO 34 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...PIERCE
REQUESTED BY...OVICC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120123.HOGBA.01/VEF